Stats: 2025 so far (January-March)

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Zoran Milanović is re-elected president of this country	Croatia	88%
While increasing tariffs on China, the United States initiates a trade war with Canada and this other ally.	Mexico	88%
Following anti-corruption protests over the Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse, Miloš Vučević announces his resignation as prime minister of this country	Serbia	88%
Two Supreme Court judges are assassinated in this capital of Iran	Tehran	88%
Indonesia became a full member of this intergovernmental organization	BRICS	75%
Liu Jiakun, an architect from this country, is awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize	China	75%
On March 18, a surprise attack launched by this country, with support from the United States, resulted in the deaths of 591 people, mostly civilians.	Israel	75%
After the mayor of this city is arrested, protest break out across Turkey	Istanbul	75%
This man wins the PDC World Darts Championship	Luke Littler	75%
A nightclub fire in Kočani in this country kills at least 59 people and injures more than 155 others	North Macedonia	75%
American Eagle Flight 5342 collides with a helicopter over this river in Washington, D.C.	Potomac River	75%
On January 6, Justin Trudeau announced his intention to do this as the prime minister of Canada	Resign	75%
Romania and Bulgaria join this coalition of European states that have abolished boarder control	Schengen Area	75%
Hōshōryū Tomokatsu becomes the 74th person to reach yokozuna, the highest rank in this sport	Sumo	75%
After this many years of vacancy, a Lebanese president is elected.	Two	75%
53 people are killed by American air and naval strikes in this country	Yemen	75%
After banning opposition candidates, this man is re-elected as president of Belarus	Alexander Lukashenko	63%
At the Academy Awards, this film wins Best Picture	Anora	63%
This American actor and his wife are found dead in their home under mysterious circumstances	Gene Hackman	63%
The Sudanese Armed Forces recapture this capital city after nearly two years of warfare.	Khartoum	63%
Mark Carney succeeds Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister of Canada after winning a leadership election in this party	Liberal Party of Canada	63%
On New Year's Day a spree shooter in Cetinje in this country kills 12 people and injures 4 others	Montenegro	63%
In this U.S. city, an attacker rams a truck into a crowd and opens fire, killing at least 14 people and injuring 35 others	New Orleans	63%
This American football team defeats the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl	Philadelphia Eagles	63%
Wildfires in this region of the United States destroy more than 12,000 structures.	Southern California	63%
7.1-magnitude earthquake hits Tingri County in this region of China	Tibet Autonomous Region	63%
At least 42 are killed as a result of storms and tornadoes in this country in March	United States	63%
At least 15 civilians are killed in a siege perpetrated by this terrorist group on a hotel in Somalia	Al-Shabaab	50%
This IM-2 lunar lander by Intuitive Machines, named after a Greek goddess, lands on the Moon at an incorrect angle	Athena	50%
In Pakistan, a militant organization that supports the independence of this region hijacks a train, killing 38 people and taking at least 440 others hostage.	Balochistan	50%
This American filmmaker dies at the age of 78	David Lynch	50%
In the German federal election, the CDU/CSU, led by this man, wins the most seats in the Bundestag	Friedrich Merz	50%
A bus falls off a bridge over the Las Vacas River in this North American capital city	Guatemala City	50%
These two highly destructive Californian wildfires are finally contained on January 31. Name either	Palisades Fire / Eton Fire	50%
Rodrigo Duterte, who previously held this political position, is arrested on the basis of an International Criminal Court warrant charging him with crimes against humanity	President of the Philippines	50%
A fire in a ski resort hotel in Kartalkaya in this country leaves at least 78 people dead and injures 51 others	Turkey	50%
Following his declaration of martial law the previous year, this South Korean politician is arrested	Yoon Suk Yeol	50%
At an extended session of the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference, countries agree to give this much aid (in U.S. dollars) to developing countries to help combat climate change	$200 billion	38%
This man is appointed president of the Syrian transitional government	Ahmed al-Sharaa	38%
The Vetëvendosje party, which supports the union of Kosovo with this other European nation, wins the most seats in the Assembly.	Albania	38%
A ceasefire agreement temporarily suspends this war	Gaza War	38%
This American two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist dies with a lifetime record of 76-5	George Foreman	38%
This Rwandan-supported paramilitary group captures the city of Goma in the DRC	March 23 Movement	38%
An earthquake of this magnitude leaves more than 3,600 people dead in Myanmar and Thailand	Mw 7.7	38%
The 67th Annual Grammy Awards occurred. Name either the record or album of the year	"Not Like Us" / Cowboy Carter	38%
A Learjet 55 crashes into multiple buildings and houses in this American city	Philadelphia	38%
The Baltic states disconnects from one of these structures that linked it to Russia in favor of one that links it with continental Europe	Power grid	38%
An attack on this building in N'Djamena, Chad results in 19 deaths	Presidential palace	38%
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, president of this African country, survives an assassination attempt.	Somalia	38%
Wildfires in this Asian country become the worst in its history	South Korea	38%
On January 29, a plane crashed in Unity State in this country	South Sudan	38%
A mass shooting occurred in an institution dedicated to this in Örebro, Sweden	Adult education	25%
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf is elected as chairman of this executive/administrative branch of the African Union	African Union Commission	25%
The 49th imam of Nizari Isma'ilism, who goes by this name, dies and is succeeded by his son of the same name	Aga Khan	25%
The People's United Party, led by Johnny Briceño, wins the general election in this country	Belize	25%
The ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement in Chad retains a majority in the National Assembly amidst one of these kinds of protests by opposition parties	Boycott	25%
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost successfully soft-lands on the Moon as part of this lunar program by NASA	Commercial Lunar Payload Services	25%
At the British Academy Film Awards, this film wins Best Film	Conclave	25%
This Filipino actress dies at the age of 91	Gloria Romero	25%
The ______ of Coțofenești is stolen from the Drents Museum in Assen, the Netherlands	Helmet	25%
Archaeologists announce the discovery of a major one of these archeological sites in a village near North Yorkshire	Hoard	25%
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition unilaterally voids a 2018 peace agreement after the South Sudanese vice president is given this criminal punishment	House arrest	25%
Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry becomes the first African and the first female president of this international non-governmental governing body.	International Olympic Committee	25%
This President of Romania resigns and is succeeded by Ilie Bolojan in an acting capacity	Klaus Iohannis	25%
This man is elected to succeed Viola Amherd on the Federal Council of Switzerland	Martin Pfister	25%
This man once again becomes the Taoiseach of Ireland following the formation of a coalition government	Micheál Martin	25%
Anti-government protests break out in Indonesia following the enactment of legislation increasing the political power of this governmental institution	Military	25%
A series of terrorist attacks leave 80 people dead in Colombia. Name either the perpetrating group or the region affected.	National Liberation Army / Catatumbo region	25%
This political party, led by Brigitte Haas, wins the most seats in the Landtag of Liechtenstein	Patriotic Union	25%
In Southeast Europe, the citizens of multiple nations participate in boycotts of these stores	Retail	25%
Following constitutional amendment, this woman becomes co-president of Nicaragua alongside her husband Daniel Ortega	Rosario Murillo	25%
This former president of Namibia dies at the age of 95	Sam Nujoma	25%
This political party (abbreviated "D"), led by Jens Frederik Nielsen, win the most seats in the Inatsisartut of Greenland.	The Democrats	25%
Archaeologists announce that the empty tomb Wadi C-4 used to house this Egyptian pharaoh	Thutmose II	25%
Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton are awarded this award for their work on reinforcement learning	Turing Award	25%
One of these natural disasters occurs in Japan's Iwate Prefecture and becomes the largest in the country in at least five decades	Wildfire	25%

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